Chapter 1328: The Resurrected Dead

One hour ago.

A small, glass-like triangular block lay quietly on the ground. A scarlet light lit up in the center of the crystal, like an eye full of evil thoughts.

"Where is this?"

"Am I still alive..."

A more dazzling red glow lit up, and that dim light outlined the silhouette of a human figure.

It was a person like a mummy, thin and withered, wrapped in mummy bandages all over. He reached out and grabbed the crystal-like triangular block in his hand. The red glow shone, and that withered body expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye, soon bursting the bandages that bound his whole body, and the thin, withered body actually grew into a sturdy, strong man.

The strong man hung the crystal object in front of his chest; if any of Yugi's acquaintances saw it, they would definitely associate it with his Millennium Puzzle.

"I am still... alive."

The strong man's eyes were chaotic, seemingly unable to fully recover his sanity. His footsteps were staggering, but his body continued to expand under the red glow, becoming taller and stronger.

"I am still... no." The strong man shook his head and slapped his own head with his thick palm. "The King of Light, the Pharaoh... that's right, the Pharaoh is still in this world; I can feel it."

The chaos in his eyes gradually receded, replaced by a kind of madness.

"That's right, the Pharaoh is still here. I must... I have to use the King of Light, defeat the sinful Pharaoh, and become the King of Destruction..."

At this moment, on the side, a person spoke coldly: "Anubis."

The strong man was startled.

His name was indeed Anubis. Or rather, this was the name he had been given.

He could no longer remember what his original name was, nor could he remember his past. He only remembered that he was now Anubis, and the meaning given to him was to crusade against and defeat the Pharaoh, pulling that hateful king off the throne.

And the one who gave him this name and turned him into this ghost-like appearance was the person who appeared before him at this moment.

This person wore a strange robe, a terrifying white mask, and a head of afro-like red hair, revealing only one eye.

This person's name was Akhenaden.

He was the holder of the "Millennium Eye" among the seven Millennium Items in ancient Egypt, and was once one of the six high priests beside the Pharaoh.

Of course, that was only once. Probably from the time Akhenaden defected to the Great Evil God Zorc and signed a contract with Zorc, he was no longer an Egyptian priest, but Zorc's "Dark High Priest."

"Anubis, my foolish student," the Dark High Priest Akhenaden said coldly. "You could never amount to anything in the past, but I gave you power, gave you a new opportunity, a new mission."

Yes, Anubis, the holder of the Jin Zita of Light who called himself the "God of Destruction," was actually just a human originally. He was once the disciple of the priest Akhenaden.

Deep down, Akhenaden had a dream, which was to hope that his true son, the priest Seto, could succeed as Pharaoh. It was precisely because this dream was too difficult to realize and too ethereal, and he knew the Pharaoh was invincible, that he signed a contract and fell into darkness, not hesitating to borrow Zorc's power to help himself realize this dream.

The anime of the Jin Zita of Light did not explain in detail, but the officially published novel of the Jin Zita of Light provided supplementary settings. Anubis was actually a backup plan left by Akhenaden. Akhenaden turned his disciple into a mummy, infused him with immense dark power, and left him with the special artifact "Jin Zita of Light" that could restrain the three Egyptian Gods, all to wait for a future day when he was no longer there, so Anubis could still assist his son Seto in achieving his goal.

So according to Akhenaden's original expectation, he hoped Anubis would assist Seto's reincarnation—that is, Seto Kaiba—to defeat Atem, take away the three Egyptian Gods, and obtain the title of "King."

Since then, Anubis, like the Nameless Pharaoh, had spent three thousand years alone in their respective pyramids and puzzles. This long torture made Anubis increasingly resentful, and the will originally infused by Akhenaden gradually twisted, changing from "assisting Seto to become King" to the impulse of "becoming King himself and destroying everything."

So the plot of the Jin Zita of Light happened—Anubis used Kaiba and Atem's duel, wanting to see both sides suffer, and then he would come out to pick up the bargain, defeat the Pharaoh, declare himself the King of Destruction, and destroy everything in the current world that he didn't like.

However, at this very moment, this pair of master and student who should never have met again appeared in this same era at the same time.

"Have you completed your mission, Anubis?" Akhenaden asked. "Seto, his reincarnation, has now defeated the false king and become the new king?"

Anubis did not answer the question, only with a gloomy face: "Three thousand years, Akhenaden. Three thousand years of time, wandering like a lonely ghost... When you turned me into this appearance and forcibly infused me with this mission, did you know all this?"

But without waiting for the other party to respond, Anubis gave a mocking smile: "Yes, of course, you don't care. I know, you don't care about anyone or anything except your precious son. What am I? A tool to help your son get ahead?"

He raised his volume, waving his muscular arms, looking as if he were showing off his power to someone.

"No, it's no longer like that, Akhenaden! I have transcended your mission and found a new meaning! Now I am the God of Destruction; the Pharaoh, your son, all will just be my stepping stones.

I will be the King of the new world!"

Akhenaden stared at him, his eyes gradually turning gloomy.

"You want to betray me? The mentor who taught you everything, the person who created the current you?" Akhenaden said. "You want to betray your own mission?"

"I never had any mission; it was just your ambition," Anubis said grimly.

Akhenaden narrowed his eyes: "Is that so? Then it seems to be my mistake; you have become a useless pawn, Anubis."

Anubis said lightly: "I have long since transcended you, teacher. If you want, you are welcome to try it yourself."

Swords were drawn, and just as the great battle between this pair of master and student from ancient Egypt was about to break out, another sharp laugh interrupted the two's conversation.

"Hahaha, brilliant, very good, very brilliant! It was worth it for me to drag you two out of the grave; it seems your spirits are still quite good after being dead for so many years."

Both turned their heads at the same time, only to see a young man with long silver hair sitting high up, watching the two argue with a smile.

When Akhenaden saw the young man's face, he first frowned, feeling that this person looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere. It wasn't until his gaze swept to the golden ornament on the young man's chest that his pupils suddenly contracted, and he recognized this person's identity in horror.

Hanging on the young man's chest was the Millennium Ring.

"Zorc!" Akhenaden's body couldn't stop trembling. "You are Zorc!" ===== CHAPTER 1329 =====